Hermès Production Planner — Women's Ready-to-Wear

About Hermès

Hermès is an internationally recognised maison distinguished by artisanal craftsmanship across leather goods, fashion and accessories. As part of the Hermès group, the brand combines heritage-led creativity with rigorous operational standards and a global distribution network.

Role & Responsibilities

• Negotiate and optimise suppliers' production and delivery schedules to meet business priorities and directional deadlines.
• Manage production launches and follow up on order progress across a portfolio of external manufacturers, ensuring on-time delivery to first-quality stock.
• Monitor and control component stocks at manufacturers, coordinate component distribution and manage return flows of residual stocks.
• Coordinate weekly with Production, Purchasing and Planning to arbitrate priorities and address supply, industrialisation or production disruptions.
• Maintain delivery data integrity and provide weekly reporting and analysis on deliveries, schedules and KPIs.
• Oversee the purchase order portfolio for production: ensure accurate launch execution, follow-up of delivery notes and manage reception anomalies with logistics providers.
• Collaborate with Finance to resolve invoicing issues while safeguarding agreed payment timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement projects in Supply Chain processes and tools, acting as a key user for planning, logistics and IT systems and leading initiatives to implementation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (Bac+5) or equivalent in supply chain, industrial engineering, logistics or related field.
• Proven experience in production management within ready-to-wear (Prêt-à-Porter) apparel manufacturing.
• Excellent organisational discipline, strong numerical aptitude and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, data management) and proficiency with Outlook.
• Experience with ERP systems; familiarity with APS (Advanced Planning Systems) is a plus.
• High degree of proactivity, service orientation and result-driven mindset.
• Strong team player with effective communication skills.
• Professional command of English; working knowledge of Italian appreciated.

Skills

Experience

Demonstrable experience managing production workflows and supplier relationships in the ready-to-wear apparel sector; comfortable handling capacity analysis, launch management and delivery follow-up with external manufacturers.

Education

Master's degree (Bac+5) or equivalent

Workplace

Culture

Hermès combines a deep respect for artisanal savoir-faire with exacting operational discipline. The workplace emphasises cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement and a commitment to ethical practices, diversity and inclusion.

About Cerulean

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